War for Lugh: Difference between revisions
Added reference to the 'How it worked' section. Removed 'stub' label (this is a pretty detailed account of how the war was conducted). |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
|side2 = [[Crimson State Group]] | |side2 = [[Crimson State Group]] | ||
|commanders1 = [[File:Federation vector.svg|20px|link=Federation]] [[Jasmina Halsey]]<br>[[File:Federation vector.svg|20px|link=Federation]] [[Vincent]] | |commanders1 = [[File:Federation vector.svg|20px|link=Federation]] [[Jasmina Halsey]]<br>[[File:Federation vector.svg|20px|link=Federation]] [[Vincent]] | ||
|commanders2 = | |commanders2 = Éamonn Uí Laoghire | ||
|casualties1 = 9,322 civilians | |casualties1 = 9,322 civilians | ||
|casualties2 = Unknown | |casualties2 = Unknown | ||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
[[Core Dynamics]] postponed the maiden flight of the FNS Nevermore following an embarrassing systems failure. During a weapons test, its systems opened fire on Hudson Dock instead of the target drone ship. This caused the station to automatically fire back. The result was dozens of deaths and hundreds of millions of credits worth of damage to both structures.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/a0a0942769d98cbb0e410660d3d1d619241bb372 The Nevermore Not Ready for Duty]</ref> | [[Core Dynamics]] postponed the maiden flight of the FNS Nevermore following an embarrassing systems failure. During a weapons test, its systems opened fire on Hudson Dock instead of the target drone ship. This caused the station to automatically fire back. The result was dozens of deaths and hundreds of millions of credits worth of damage to both structures.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/a0a0942769d98cbb0e410660d3d1d619241bb372 The Nevermore Not Ready for Duty]</ref> | ||
The Federation received false intelligence that | The Federation received false intelligence that Éamonn Uí Laoghire, leader of the Crimson State Group, was aboard an unarmed refugee convoy near Lugh 6. Halsey ordered Federal pilots to attack the convoy. An estimated 9,322 innocent Federal civilians died in the attack. Halsey's approval rating fell to 26% and [[Shadow President]] [[Zachary Hudson]] swore there would be an investigation into the attack.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/23-MAR-3301 Galnet reports from the day of the strike on the Federal Refugees]</ref> | ||
The Crimson State Group took control of Hartsfield Market, the station with the master controls of Lugh's military defence network on 24 March 3301.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/24-MAR-3301 Galnet reports from the day Hartsfield Market fell]</ref> The next day, Congress decided to withdraw the Federal Navy from Lugh. <ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/9a841bbac1a63ecfb9fd193c278bda8d3fa2fd71 Navy Withdraws from Lugh – Fighting Continues]</ref> | The Crimson State Group took control of Hartsfield Market, the station with the master controls of Lugh's military defence network on 24 March 3301.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/24-MAR-3301 Galnet reports from the day Hartsfield Market fell]</ref> The next day, Congress decided to withdraw the Federal Navy from Lugh. <ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/9a841bbac1a63ecfb9fd193c278bda8d3fa2fd71 Navy Withdraws from Lugh – Fighting Continues]</ref> | ||